Third Man’s site let Jay’s fans know that they have a few things up their sleeve for the release of the vinyl special edition, which yes, will also include a vinyl copy of his self-released single “Open Letter,” Jay’s kiss-off to all those people wondering how he got permission to go to Cuba. Turns out he just went there on a “people-to-people” cultural visit, a license that President Obama enacted in 2011 to make it easier for Americans to visit the country legally.

Ever the secret keepers, though, Third Man did not give an exact release date for the record, writing only that it would be out in the upcoming weeks, and to keep an eye here.

Jay decided to get a little more chatty about “Open Letter” with a New York radio station, letting fans know that the single will be a “playable letter” on vinyl. We’ll let Jay explain exactly what that means.

“It’s in a letter … You can play the letter,” he explained about the vinyl exclusive. “It’s amazing. You open the letter and you can actually play the card like a vinyl.”

Still confused? We are too, but it sure sounds fun.

Shannon Carlin

Shannon Carlin
Shannon is an associate music producer for Radio.com. She previously worked as the music editor for Beyond Race Magazine, before earning a master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. While interning at NPR she wrote...